The Lord of Pleasure's Revenge
Qin Chu was extremely familiar with this statue; it was this very thing he encountered when he first touched the scroll and made contact with the Void.
I remember being contaminated myself back then; countless eyeballs immediately appeared on my skin, and I almost died on the spot. Even now, encountering this being again still gives me the creeps.
Qin Chu did not yet know what kind of power this deity wielded, but it was absolutely terrifying.
The fifth statue is a cloud of dark red mist.
In the middle of the clouds was a huge crack, like its mouth, surrounded by countless huge, twisted tentacles.
The sixth statue is a ball of intensely burning purple-green flame.
Right in the middle of the flames was a human face twisted into a smile, and you could sense cunning and treachery from that face, suggesting that it held similar power.
As for the last statue, it resembles a huge lump of rotting flesh.
Beneath the bloated mass of flesh were countless tentacled limbs.
Seven statues of deities are arranged in seven different directions.
Dozens of dark chains extended from each statue, binding Athena 'Athena soul so tightly that she could not break free.
Qin Chu's consciousness throbbed and pulsed.
He was clearly shocked by what he saw.
Even now, although many mysteries remain unsolved, Qin Chu has roughly learned some of them.
The seven Evil God in the Void were trapped Void to suppress the Goddess of Holy Light, but they have been trying to corrupt this world for unknown reasons.
But their obsession with the Skyvault Continent is obvious.
From a thousand years ago to the present, they have been trying in various ways to lead this world toward depravity.
They cultivate followers in this world, and the Bliss Witch Coven is one of them.
These believers are the warriors who will conquer the world on their behalf.
They attempted to use their own will to interfere with and corrupt some powerful beings, hoping that these creatures could become powerful generals under their command.
Sylph, Karthus, and even the First Prince were all like this.
They even hoped to somehow give birth to their own offspring on the Skyvault Continent.
Mavis was regarded as the mother of the offspring of the Evil God.
Unfortunately, the Son of God was swallowed by the Sapling as soon as he was born, and did not even have a chance to grow up.
It now seems that Athena, like Sylph, Karthus, and the First Prince, was chosen by Evil God. Those strange beings seem to hope to influence Athena through their will, turning Athena into a warrior who can fight for them.
It's also possible that they wanted Athena to become a maternal entity like Mavis.
Moreover, Athena was valued far more than Sylph and Karthus, and even Mavis; they were not even on the same level.
Her soul absolutely deserves the praise bestowed upon her by the Daughter of Death.
Karthus had already collapsed, the Crown Prince died on the spot, and even Mavis was exhausted after giving birth to the divine child. If Sylph hadn't exorcised some of the influence of the threads herself, she would probably have followed in Karthus's footsteps by now.
Athena's soul has endured far more terrifying corruption than that of Karthus and Sylph, yet she has managed to hold on until now. Although her soul is already extremely weak and may not last many more years, her ability to achieve this is truly terrifying.
Qin Chu couldn't help but feel curious. What was so special about Athena that earned her such attention?
Athena's strength is not particularly outstanding among the former members of the Hero's Party; she can only be considered average—not weak, but definitely not overrated.
Although her talent is exceptional, it may not necessarily surpass that of Karthus, Sylph, and others.
Aside from his extremely resilient soul, praised by the Daughter of Death, and his ability to dedicate his Magic Power to the men who possess him, he seems to have nothing particularly special.
I can only say that my understanding of Athena is not deep enough.
In his consciousness, he heard Athena's call again.
She was pleading for help from herself; this pure soul was different from Athena herself. This tangled soul was simply hoping to grasp at any straw that could save it.
Qin Chu's consciousness swelled.
This is different from the situation with Sylph. With Sylph, the problem was solved as long as the blood-red thread was broken and taken away. But with the statue here, Qin Chu wasn't entirely confident he could deal with it.
Idols and silk threads are not the same thing at all.
His consciousness took a deep breath, and after a brief hesitation, Qin Chu's consciousness drifted toward the chains extending from the androgynous, freakish god.
There was no way around it; Qin Chu found this guy the most disgusting.
Within Athena's soul space, Qin Chu could use all the power he possessed.
His consciousness, taking the form of a long, serpentine shape, wrapped around a chain extending from the statue of the androgynous, freakish god... or rather, the Lord of Pleasure.
The next second, a bright Holy Light erupted from my consciousness.
In this vast and chaotic space of the soul, this is a completely different color.
As Qin Chu had predicted, severing these chains was far more difficult than breaking the threads in Sylph's soul.
The Holy Light grew brighter and brighter, more and more dazzling.
Qin Chu's consciousness was fluctuating constantly, churning violently like a cloud of gray mist.
No one knows how much time had passed, but with a loud bang, the chain was finally broken by Qin Chu's Holy Light.
Having only broken one chain, Qin Chu felt somewhat fatigued, but the effect was still quite good. Looking at the chain broken in two on the altar, Qin Chu was quite satisfied.
Although it was only one, it was wrapped tightly around Athena's soul, covering her entire body except for her face. One was almost negligible in that number.
But at least it had some effect.
Qin Chu's consciousness turned towards Athena, wanting to confirm whether her condition had improved at all, but Athena's soul remained unchanged, showing no sign of relief whatsoever.
Is it because the impact of a single chain is simply too insignificant?
Just as Qin Chu was wondering, he suddenly noticed that Athena's soul seemed to be staring intently at the altar in front of him, and he could feel a deep sorrow emanating from that soul.
The strange reaction made Qin Chu subconsciously look down, only to find that a purplish-red light was rapidly spreading across the chains that had been broken by the Holy Light.
The light was clearly emanating from the statue of the Lord of Pleasure.
When the purplish-red light spread to the broken chain, it seemed to generate a powerful magnetic force, and with a crack, the two chains that had just been broken actually came back together.
This scene caused Qin Chu's consciousness to fluctuate wildly.
A surge of anger welled up in my chest.
How could a chain that I went through so much trouble to break be restored in the blink of an eye?
In a purely conscious state, Qin Chu's control over his emotions was not as strong as when he was in a normal state. He felt that this was a provocation, and his temper immediately flared up.
Consciousness stared at the statue of the Lord of Pleasure. Judging from what had just happened, as long as that statue remained, no matter how many chains she broke, it would be futile, wouldn't it?
In that case, let's just destroy this statue of yours.
With a whoosh, the consciousness rushed towards the statue of the Lord of Pleasure, and a cloud of gray mist completely enveloped the Lord of Pleasure's head.
The next second, right there in the gray mist, Holy Light shone once more.
Even breaking the chains would require a great deal of effort, so the difficulty of directly shattering the statue is unimaginable, as the statue is imbued with the power of the gods.
Even if the Holy Light Qin Chu possesses is the nemesis of all evil, once the power of evil becomes concentrated to a certain degree, it is by no means easy to purify.
The statue was bathed in Holy Light, standing motionless.
There was absolutely no intention of damaging it.
Once her temper flared up in her consciousness, no one could pull her back from that stubborn streak. As her consciousness mobilized more and more energy, Athena's entire soul space was enveloped in a dazzling white light.
This white light is extremely harmful to pure souls, and inevitably Athena's soul was also burned by the Holy Light, suffering immense pain.
But at this moment, this soul displayed unimaginable resilience, remaining silent no matter how tormented it was, unwilling to interfere with Qin Chu's process of destroying the statue.
Even outside the soul space, Athena's body was affected, her full figure convulsing violently.
She bit her lip tightly, and there were traces of bright red blood between her teeth.
Within the soul space, the power of the Holy Light continues to increase.
"Damn it..."
"Devour!"
The Devourer were all mobilized by Qin Chu's consciousness, attaching themselves directly to the surface of the statue and beginning to absorb the energy contained within it. However, the Devourer were always omnipotent, also encountered an opponent this time.
The energy contained within the statue was sealed off extremely tightly, making it difficult even for the Devourer to extract power from it. Only after Qin Chu pushed the Devourer to its limit was a tiny bit of sinister energy managed to be absorbed by the Devourer.
The speed was extremely slow; at that rate, it would probably take years to destroy the statue.
Qin Chu couldn't endure it for that long.
"Rage Burst."
Another powerful move was unleashed, instantly doubling the Devourer's absorption intensity and increasing its absorption efficiency by more than tenfold. The Holy Light also shone even brighter than before.
"Power, Phantom Swiftness!"
Another power has been activated.
In an instant, Qin Chu's consciousness split into seven.
Although it only lasts for a few seconds, within those few seconds, the pressure on the statue of the Lord of Pleasure increases dramatically.
This time, I'll crush your dog's head!
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Chapter 322 The Lord of Pleasure's Revenge (2)
This is the limit of the power Qin Chu can use at this moment, in a purely conscious state.
The Sapling and the Goddess's Hair reside within Qin Chu's body and cannot be brought here.
Without relying on the Sapling and the Goddess's Hair, Qin Chu truly felt how difficult it was to fight against Evil God. Even just a statue was enough to exhaust his strength.
Enveloped in layers of Holy Light, and absorbed by the Devourer, the sturdy statue finally reached its limit.
Click.
A crisp sound.
A crack suddenly appeared on the statue, and then it began to spread at an extremely fast speed. In a short moment, the entire statue was covered with spider web-like cracks from head to toe.
With a snap, the statue's head shattered instantly.
Qin Chu had also reached his limit. His consciousness faded from the shattered head of the statue, and he huddled on the ground in a small ball, his breath coming in gasps.
Mobilizing all energy in a purely conscious state was indeed somewhat difficult, but looking at the headless statue, Qin Chu's consciousness felt a small sense of satisfaction.
I can crush your head if I say I will.
Being able to crush the head of Evil God —very few people in this world can do that. I'm truly awesome...
What? You're saying it's just a statue, not Evil God?
The head of the Evil God statue, that is also the head of the Evil God.
A rotten egg isn't an egg anymore?
Qin Chu's consciousness prayed to the Goddess of Holy Light, hoping that the statue would not revert to its original state in a few seconds like the chains had before.
Perhaps Qin Chu's prayers had an effect, for the shattered head of the statue did not heal. On the contrary, after the head shattered, the energy within the entire statue seemed to dissipate completely. Without the support of energy, the cracked statue could no longer stand and, like a stone that had withstood thousands of years of wind and rain, turned into fine sand and scattered on the altar.
As the storm raged within the soul space, the fine sand was carried away by the wind, eventually becoming grains of dust in the boundless desert.
Immediately after the statue shattered, the dozens of chains extending from it also vanished from Athena's soul.
Qin Chu's consciousness was panting heavily. In fact, there was an even simpler way to solve this problem: to break free from Athena's soul space and directly eliminate Athena's physical body, thus ending the problem once and for all.
However, Qin Chu did not choose this path.
It wasn't that he cared so much about Athena; he wanted to use this rare opportunity to hone his experience against the Evil God, even though it was just a group of motionless statues.
After all, for Qin Chu at this point, the statue is the most suitable opponent.
If he were to truly confront the Evil God, even ten thousand Qin Chu wouldn't be enough to kill him.
Qin Chu is very tired right now, and he can't even break free from Athena's soul space. He needs to rest.
In the center of the altar, the chains binding Athena had lessened, but her soul was not much lighter. Just now, Qin Chu had pushed his power to the limit in order to blow the statue's head off. The Holy Light had deeply burned Athena's soul, bringing her unbearable pain.